A/N: Hey my lovely pets!!! Lol. It's been a while…but I'm back from my vay-k down in Cali. Hmm…let's see…oh yeah! I was ABSOLUTELY amazed when I went to check my e-mail…let's just say…it made my day. :) So continue to read and review…remember, your thoughts count…so if you have any ideas for the story, feel free to tell me!!! So let's get on with the story…here's chapter ten for ya, hope you people like it!!!

Too Much On The Mind

Hiwatari Mansion:

Tsuki felt the tension in the air thicken. She looked up to Kai for some sort of signal or something. Kai felt Tsuki's gaze on him so he squeezed her hand in order to give her comfort and not to break the eye contact that he had with his Grandfather. Voltaire didn't miss the small action, so he turned his emotionless gaze to the girl.

Feeling the heat of Voltaire's glare on her, Tsuki slowly lifted her crimson orbs towards him. The trio heard footsteps descending down the stairs. Renée appeared. Kai glanced at his cousin whose eyes showed fear, not for him, but for Tsuki.

"What is the meaning of this?" Voltaire turned to look at Kai, ignoring Renée and Tsuki. "Hn." Voltaire narrowed his eyes, but before he could speak, the front door opened and Vladimir strolled in.

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"Dear me, Miss Tsuki, Master Kai, why are you two gathered in the—ok." Vladimir spotted Voltaire, "Ah! Master Voltaire, you're home." Voltaire didn't bother to acknowledge Vladimir's presence, instead he kept his stony gaze on Kai, "Well boy! Who is this, this tramp!" Voltaire looked back at Tsuki with disgust. "She's not a tramp." Kai clenched his fist. "Really, then who is she?" All Kai could do was growl at him. 'I should have listened to Tala, now what am I suppose to do?'

"Humph. No response? Then I'll just have to—"

"Sorry Sir, but this young lady is the…foreign exchange student from…France that I mentioned to you." Kai, Renée and Voltaire turned to Vladimir and gave him a questioning look, well, Renée and Kai gave him a 'WTF' look. Voltaire spoke first, "Foreign…exchange?"

"Oh dear, Sir! Didn't I…oh my!" It seemed Vladimir looked pretty convincing, because Voltaire turned to Kai, but decided against it and turned to Tsuki, "C'est vrai?" (Is this true?)

"Oui."(Yes.) Convinced that it wasn't a hoax, Voltaire turned back to Kai, "Hn. I see you finally made a good decision in life, a foreign exchange student will make a good impression for the company." Voltaire gave Tsuki one last look over, 'humphed' and headed up towards the stairs. Kai, Ren, and Vladimir listened for the slam of Voltaire's door, and when they heard it, they all let out a very relieved sigh.

Kai turned to Vladimir, "Thanks." Vladimir looked at Tsuki, smiled, and turned back to Kai, "Anytime Master Kai, besides…she means…so much to you…" Kai narrowed his eyes as Vladimir smiled and headed towards the kitchen.

"So…you do realize that we have to enroll Tsuki now." Kai turned to Renée and sighed, "Crap, I hadn't thought of that…" Renée shook her head, "Well, we have to or else Grandfather's gonna know." Kai nodded in understanding.

"May I, have a say in it?" Renée and Kai turned towards Vladimir, Kai side glanced at Renée and back to Vladimir and said, "Okay, we're listening."

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Darkrai High:

It was only third period, but Kai had already lost all his focus on school since he woke up this morning. He continuously drummed his fingers on his desk, his eyes staring out the window, but his mind drifting back to yesterday's events and Vladimir's plan.

Flash back:

"Okay, let me get this straight, you—" Kai pointed at Vladimir, "—will sign up Tsuki to our school."

"Yes." Renée stepped in. "But, how are you gonna do that? The foreign exchange program ended last week." Kai nodded in agreement. "Well, Master Voltaire doesn't know that, does he?" Kai turned to Vladimir, "What are you planning Vlad?" Vladimir smiled at the two teens, "I will register her as my niece, as Tsuki…Kishuko."

Renée and Kai exchanged doubtful looks. Renée turned to the butler, "You plan on using your niece's surname?" Vladimir nodded. "But what about the records? They're gonna ask for that." All through the exchange, Kai stayed quiet, trying to make his brain consume all the information. He turned towards Tsuki who sat herself on the couch and was "channel surfing".

"Ah! Don't think I have forgotten about that Miss Renée; do not fret, I have that covered. All you two have to do is got to school and not worry about it."

End Flash back

But here was Kai, worrying about it. He was so deep in thought, he hadn't realized that the bell had gone off indicating their fifteen-minute break. He just sat there, drumming his finger and staring out the window. It wasn't until Aya came up to him that he realized that class was finished.

Getting up, Kai grabbed Aya's hand and headed out, his mind still on Tsuki.

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Tsuki had jumped and hid behind Vladimir, the sound of the school bell signifying that break had begun scared her. They had just arrived at the school and is currently waiting in the school office.

"Okay, you are registering you're niece?"

"Yes."

"How old?"

'Uh—" Vladimir glanced at Tsuki who is currently looking around the office. From Vladimir's point of view, she looked at least a year younger than Kai. "She is sixteen."

"Okay." Tsuki came and stood next to Vladimir, who smiled warmly at her. The secretary looked up from her computer, "So, you said that she's been home schooled?" Vladimir turned to the young brunette secretary, "Yes, her whole life practically." The secretary turned her blue orbs to Tsuki and looked back at Vladimir, "Well, she'll have to take a placement and an entrance exam."

"Okay."

"It's about three hours long."

Vladimir's elderly eyes bulged out of their sockets, "T-three h-hours?" The secretary nodded. "Uh…" Vladimir glanced at Tsuki, he wasn't worried about her passing the exams, he knew she would, it was just…three hours is pretty long, and knowing Tsuki, he wasn't sure if she could stay put and stay focus for that long. "Uh…o-okay."

Vladimir felt like kicking himself right there. "Would you like her to take the exam now?"

"Sure."

Vladimir felt like kicking himself the first time, but now he felt like shooting himself.

"Okay, let me tell the principal." Vladimir nodded his head. As soon as the secretary was gone, Vladimir turned to Tsuki. "Tsuki."

"Yes."

"You are going to take a test." Vladimir didn't feel anymore confident than he already was when he saw the confused look that adorned Tsuki's face.

"A...test?"

"A test dear…uh…it's like answering Master Kai's homework questions."

"Oh! I can do that!" Vladimir let out a very relieved sigh. "Okay, good. But you must sit there for three hours long answering the questions." Tsuki furrowed her eyebrows, "I don't want to do that." Vladimir felt his heart drop, "B-but you have to dear."

"Why?" Vladimir opened his mouth but closed it. 'What's a good reason…think Vladimir, think.' He racked his brains for a good excuse that would motivate the young girl. Then it hit him. Kai.

"Because dear, if you do that, you can be with Master Kai." Vladimir was sure that his reason would work, but when he saw Tsuki's contemplating look, he was positive that his heart stopped beating for a split second.

"Okay. Tsuki wants to be with Kai-kun." Vladimir let out another relieved sigh and "plopped" himself down on one of the chairs in the office.

The secretary walked back in. "Okay dear, follow me back here—" She turned to Vladimir, "—Sir, we're just going to let her use our disciplinary room." Vladimir nodded and watched as Tsuki fix her yellow hat and follow the secretary.

'I'm getting too old for this'

Kai was watching the clock, he was getting impatient. He needed to know how it went, if Tsuki got in or not. 'One minute left.' Time seemed to go by so slow, it was torture. Kai let out a frustrated sigh.

Eli watched Kai, taking note of his impatient movements. He had noticed that ever since their fieldtrip to Kaji Island and Kai's mysterious disappearance, Kai had been acting…strange. Eli was determined to find out what was up. 'What are you hiding Hiwatari…' The bell broke him out of his thoughts. Eli watched as Kai hurriedly pushed his fellow classmates out of the way. He narrowed his eyes. 'Whatever it is…I'll find out.'

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Hiwatari Mansion:

Kai and Renée had arrived home at the same time, both being anxious for the results. The two teens headed towards the kitchen to find Tsuki wearing an apron, running around and helping on of the cooks. Since Voltaire knew about Tsuki, there was no point in hiding her anymore.

"Ah! Master Kai, Miss Renée, how was your day?"

"Fine."

"Hn." Renée elbowed Kai who glared at her. Renée turned to Vladimir, "So, how did it go?" Vladimir eyed the two teens and sighed. Kai and Renée's face fell, "It went…well, and Tsuki…Tsuki will be starting tomorrow!" Renée's face brightened up. "Great! I'll call Riku, she wanted to know." Renée left the kitchen and headed up the stairs towards her room.

"What year?" Vladimir turned to Kai, "Ah, yes…they were greatly impressed with her, they decided to place her in your year after she protested that she wanted the same year as her 'Kai-kun'. So she'll have the same classes as you and the others." Kai let out a relieved sigh. He was glad they'd be in the same year. He was nervous that she'd be placed ahead of him, but now that he knew they were in the same year, he felt he could sleep peacefully.

"Kai-kun!" Kai turned to Tsuki. "We can be together now! I don't have to wait for you!" Kai smirked at Tsuki's beaming face. He felt lighter, like a huge load of heavy weights was lifted off him.

Kaji Island: Underground Chamber:

"She's gone…" A young man hidden by his cloak stood, looking at the opened crystallized case.

"Yes, but she is in good hands." The young figure turned, his dagger in hand. Another cloaked figure stepped out of the shadows. He was taller and by the sound of his voice, older. The younger one pointed his dagger at the new intruder.

"And you know this, how?" The older figure chuckled, "I have seen her; you may rest your mind young guardian." The 'guardian' snorted, "Humph, I can not be at ease as long as I know she is out roaming about." The elder cloaked figure took a step towards the 'guardian', who held his ground, "You are not as strong as your ancestors, if you find her, what will you do? It is best to let her be…"

"So you're saying I should leave her alone. Are you mad? She'll jeopardize everyone around her!" The figure chuckled again, "Not leave her entirely, but watch from afar…I hear she will be attending Darkrai High School." The 'guardian' had let his guard down from his surprise by the new information, and within seconds, the figure disappeared. The 'guardian' took one last glance at the case and disappeared as well.

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It was a beautiful night. Aya stood, leaning on her window, staring at the stars. 'Tsuki starts tomorrow…Great…It was bad enough that Kai constantly worries about her when he's at school or anymore…but now…' Aya closed her eyes for a brief moment and reopened them. 'What's wrong with me…I shouldn't be jealous of her…she hasn't done anything wrong…except come into Kai's life…but that can't be helped…but I can't help but feel this way…it's just…Kai's so close to her, what if…' Aya shook her head to get rid of the thought. 'Who are you kidding Aya, you've got more to offer Kai…you know more about being human. Tsuki may have the brains and innocent outlook on life…but you've got brains and experience…' Aya smirked at the thought and took one last glance at the night sky.

A/N: Well there you have it folks, Chapter ten. Don't forget to Review